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PHILISTIA. 5th-4th centuries BC. AR drachm (14mm, 2.54 gm, 12h). NGC VF 4/5 - 2/5, test cut. Confronting busts of king and satrap / Bes, standing, facing, fighting off standing lions on right and left. Gitler-Tal -. A possibly unique example with the very earliest roots of coinage in the Holyland. See: Ya'akov Meshorer, Samarian Coinage coin 35 for a similar example from the Samarian series.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 7000-8000 USD
PHILISTIA. 5th-4th centuries BC. AR drachm (14mm, 2.54 gm, 12h). NGC VF 4/5 - 2/5, test cut. Confronting busts of king and satrap / Bes, standing, facing, fighting off standing lions on right and left. Gitler-Tal -. A possibly unique example with the very earliest roots of coinage in the Holyland. See: Ya'akov Meshorer, Samarian Coinage coin 35 for a similar example from the Samarian series.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 7000-8000 USD